Program Profiles - Central Council Tlingit Haida Indian Tribes of ...

Program PurposeTo provide rural Alaskan communities with needed public safetyservices and basic law enforcement at the local level.Program DescriptionThe Village Public Safety Offi cer (VPSO) Program trains andemploys individuals residing in the village as first respondersto public safety emergencies such as search and rescue, fireprotection, emergency medical assistance, crime prevention andbasic law enforcement. The VPSO Manager works closely withthe local mayor and city council as well as with the Alaska StateTroopers to administer this program.Communities Served• Angoon• Hydaburg• Kake• KasaanEligibility RequirementsDepending on funding, a Southeast community can request aVPSO if their local city council can provide:• Safe, sanitary, and secure offi ce space, equipment, andsupplies suitable and necessary to enable the VPSO toperform his or her duties;• Safe, sanitary and secure residential living quarters suitableand necessary for the VPSO and his or her family. The cityand VPSO shall negotiate any subsidy on rent and the cityfurther agrees to provide necessary utility services for theresidential living quarters; and• A suitable VPSO public safety vehicle at the city’s expense.Funding Agency• Pelican• Saxman• Thorne BayState of Alaska, Department of Public Safety, Division of AlaskaState TroopersCommunity ServicesVillage Public Safety Officer (VPSO)ContactTribal Operations | VPSOToll Free: 1.800.344.1432 ext.7738 | Local: 907.463.7738Fax: 907.586.8970Program Profiles54